Show TO AVOID strawberry LOSS plants according to wisconsin expert should be heeled ln in by be n ng g set in sheltered shelter ed spot I 1 iny PROP PROF J G MOORE wisconsin college of 0 agriculture failure to get a good stand of strawberries may often be traced to I 1 neglect of the plants when they the arrived from tho nursery as plants arriving in perfect condition may be ruined by careless handling before planting Pac packages kageL of strawberry plants sho should uld be opened as soon as received and the plants heeled ln in by being set bet in eoll bell in a location protected from sun and wind heeling la in Is accomplished by spading ng up the soil pulverizing it and making a broad V shaped trench about 4 I 1 WA A fine basket of strawberries eight inches deep the plants aro are then distributed along the trench just far enough apart to allow the root system of each to come fully in content with the soil tho the trench is then refilled and the soil compressed care being taken that the crowns eo ako not covered nor the upper parts of the roots exposed plants may be keegl it in this way for some time without efing injured varieties should bo be labeled properly |